A few years later, his son Ma Ben was a little older, and the family's expenses were long, and he often couldn't make ends meet. Ma Li always borrowed from a slightly richer villager, but there was no money to repay after borrowing, and the creditor urged, but there was no way, so he had to work for others to pay off his debts.

That time, he met the carpenter Hua Tiao Xin who was carrying a load of carpentry tools in the neighboring village at the entrance of the village, sweating and struggling, and he insisted on helping Hua Tiao Xin pick a ride, from the country dirt road to the asphalt road outside the village, and Hua Tiao Xin, who was walking behind, asked him to rest his burden, saying that I had to rest for a while, now let me come by myself!

Ma Li put his burden down, and he helped pick up a section of the road for a purpose. At this time, he said to the smiling Hua Tiaoxin, Master Hua, I want to learn carpenter from you, do you accept me as an apprentice?

Hua Tiao Xin saw that he was younger than Ma Li, so he said, I don't dare to call myself a master, I'm afraid that I can't take you as an apprentice, to be honest, the apprentice is younger than me, and now I see that you can be my big brother.

Ma Li guessed what he meant by his words, he was afraid that he would be stupid as an apprentice, and that it would be difficult for the young to teach the older ones. He immediately humbly stated, I am a few years older, you are young and skilled, I still have to worship you as a teacher.

Hua Tiaoxin shook his head and said, I didn't mean that. frowned again and said, Brother Ma, you can be an apprentice, but you have to charge three years of apprenticeship fees! This discouraged Ma Li's attempt, he said, my child can't afford to pay the tuition fee for school every year, how can I afford to pay the apprenticeship? I'm in a hurry to get the money right now.

Brother Ma, you still have the strength to carry it, and you can get some power fees every day, which can solve your urgent need for lack of money. As he spoke, Hua Tiaoxin took up the tools and hurried away. Ma Ma walked around to him quickly and said, Master Hua, you can point me, where is there anything to do?

Hua Tiaoxin paused for a moment, and thought: This person helped me pick a burden for no reason, I still owe him a favor, and I can recommend something to repay his love, so he said, yes, we Huajiazhuang is going to do dozens of windmills and watermills to sell, and we need people to carry wood, you have the strength to carry it, I will talk to the person in charge of the village.

I do, you name it! Please. Ma Ma's voice trembled with excitement, and he thought that he had found a way to save money.

Hua Tiaoxin asked Ma Li to go back and wait for two days, and after two days, there was no news, so Ma Li found Huajiazhuang, and Hua Tiaoxin, who was doing carpentry work at a house, was stunned when he saw him. Suddenly, I said, I'm sorry, I almost forgot what you entrusted me. Okay, I'll take you to Hua Suanqing, who is in charge of the village, right now.

Hua Tiaoxin put down the work in his hand and led the horsepower out to a forest behind the house, a group of villagers were carrying wood, some staggered a few steps in the forest, and then sat down to rest with a pant, and there were not many capable villagers.

Hua Tiaoxin approached a middle-aged man who was tall but standing there empty-handed and commanding, and said, Brother Qing, I will introduce you to a person who can carry wood. Ma Ma looked at him, he also looked at Ma Li, Ma Ma and he looked as tall as he looked, after looking at each other, asked each other's names, Hua Suanqing felt that most of the people in the village were not good at handling, so he readily agreed to Ma Ma to participate in the handling work, but he said that the salary for a day was 10 yuan, including food, and asked Ma Li if he was willing to do it, Ma Ma earned too low wages, some were unwilling, but there was nothing to do, so he agreed to this wage.

After a month of unexpectedly, I asked Hua to ask for wages, and Hua Shuqing said that the windmill and waterwheel were not made, but they were made, and there was no money for you to sell, but the money couldn't run.

It seems that the salary will not be until the year of the monkey, so he simply quit and came to the wood processing plant on the village to find a piece of wood in the new Huatiao, and said the troubles in his heart in a rambling manner, and a little blamed him.

Hua Tiaoxin frowned in embarrassment, I can't help you if you can't get the money. Ma Li will army him: In this way, can you pay me a month's salary instead of Hua?

Hua Tiao Shin replied unhappily, how is that possible? I don't have any money! It can be heard from the words that even if he has money, he will not pay it on his behalf. Ma Li knew that there was no hope, but he wanted to pester him, and he wanted to support the horsepower, so he said, so be it! If you work in a coastal city, you can get cash.

Hearing the word part-time job, Ma Ma is really a little tempted, he usually heard people say, to the coast, as long as you are willing to do it, hands are money. But I am always unwilling to get the money for working in Huajiazhuang. He looked at Hua Tiaoxin and said, you have to help me.

As long as I can help, I will help you, and you can't blame me if you can't help. Hua Tiao Shin said as he worked, holding a saw in his hand and sawing wood, and when the wind blew, Ma felt the sawn ash blow into one eye.

He rubbed it and walked away, and from time to time he turned back and looked at Hua Tiaoxin with a good eye and said, I will still look for you. Hua Tiaoxin was a little annoyed and ignored him. The next day, Ma Ma really came to him, and he said, "I'll ask you for a favor again, and you will be able to help with this favor."

Then you just say it. Hua Tiaoxin was still hunched over and did not get up. Ma Li said, I heard that you went to the coast to work and make cash. Hua Tiao Shin stood up with great interest and interjected, and it would not be wrong to listen to me.

Mali sighed and said he didn't finish. Hua Tiao Xin said, you just keep talking! There was a pile of wood next to him, and he patted a tree tube and said, I want you to get a wooden box for me, I go out to work, I need it to carry daily necessities, this can be done, right?

Hua Tiaoxin stopped his work and did not say anything for a long time. Seeing his hesitation, Ma Li forced him to say, "If you don't agree to this request, I will come to you every day." Hanajo Shin was a little angry, but very calm.

He thought: Hitting a wooden box is a familiar thing, but it can't be cheaper. He smiled and said, if you want me to send you a wooden box, I can't fight in vain, are you willing to pay the salary? Ma Li head turned to the side and said, I have money? So be it! You send me a wooden box, which is worth the money I paid for being a porter in Huajiazhuang for a month, but you still have to give me the material for the wooden box.

At a glance, the wood all over the ground can be sawn for use, and a wooden box does not need much material. The horsepower is not too much, he can do it, but he still said, "I will make this wood, and I will not lose it?"

Master Hua, you can afford to lose, I will be sent out in the future, and I will compensate you when I come back. Ma Li said this, Hua Tiaoxin felt comfortable when he heard it, but according to his feelings, Ma Li couldn't make a fortune even if he worked outside.

At this moment, he said, Brother Ma, you can go back! I don't have time during the day, and you come here to me at night.

Ma Li listened to his departure, and when it was dark, Hua Tiao Shin sat on a long wooden bench and waited for him. He said, "Why aren't there lights here?" How do you do things in the dark? Hua Tiaoxin stood up, patted him on the shoulder, then leaned in and whispered a few words, and Ma Ma crouched down and felt a few thick planks stacked on top of each other to move. Hua Tiao Xin touched it, replaced it with a thinner wooden plank, let the horsepower carry it on his shoulders, and left here quickly under the cover of night, out of Huajiazhuang, and Hua Tiaoxin, who followed behind, whispered that the wooden box made of this thin wooden board was lighter.

Ma Ma realized what he meant, said thank you, Master Hua, and asked him when he would hit the wooden box, and he said that tomorrow, he could type it out in one day. You have to prepare some good dishes, in order to help you, I will accompany you to be a thief tonight against my will, which can damage my yin virtue, and I will never do this kind of thing in the future.

Ma Ma just laughed, and Hua Tiao Xin followed him to the door of Ma Li's house and walked separately.